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Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would b

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"Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP"

- Polly Toynbee

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This quote is written / told by Polly Toynbee somewhere between December 27, 1946 and today. He/she was a famous Journalist from England. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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